FID – Chapter 1010

Chapter 1010 – Qian Yi Is Furious: “Husband!”

  “The things inside can’t hurt me. If anyone should go in, it’s actually me…”

  Qian Yi was about to continue arguing when she suddenly heard that annoying voice of Qian Xi excitedly shouting, “They’re coming out! Both of them are coming out!”

  Everyone turned to look toward the forest, and indeed, they saw the two men walking out, one after the other. Both were holding red medicinal stones.

  Compared with Xue Honglian’s consistently calm and indifferent expression, Qian Liu’s face looked strange—stiff and conflicted.

  After handing the red medicinal stone to the judging elder, Xue Honglian calmly walked toward the village. “I won. He just followed me out to get the stone.”

  “…” Qian Liu’s face turned a mix of black and red, his heart practically in knots. He was certain he intensely disliked this man.

  “What happened? What did you two do in there?” someone immediately asked Qian Liu.

  At the same time, more villagers marveled, “But Xue Honglian really is incredible. He came out completely unharmed. There’s no one else in the entire village who could do that.”

  “He truly is strong. If his character is good, then Qian Yi chose the right person.”

  Qian Liu looked at the man’s retreating figure and the woman following happily behind him, his expression complicated and his eyes hinting at hidden bitterness.

  Someone patted his shoulder. “Some things can’t be forced. Let it go. Maybe it just isn’t your destiny yet.”

  Qian Liu could only force a bitter smile. What else could he do?

Everyone in the village knew he liked Qian Yi. Qian Yi herself knew it, yet she had never given him any response. Even when he had formally proposed, she had outright rejected him.

  He should have given up long ago, but before Qian Yi married, he had held onto a sliver of hope.

  Now that hope was completely shattered. He truly ought to let go.

  “Hey, did you all notice just now that Xue Honglian was carrying a huge bundle? What was inside that thing?”

  Everyone turned to Qian Liu, waiting for him to answer.

  “Oh, that? It was full of Xijiang snakes. He cleared out the entire snake nest from the cave.”

  THUD! THUD! THUD!

The sounds of people falling over one after another, gasping and shrieking, filled the air.

  “Hahaha!” Watching everyone look even more stunned than he had moments ago, Qian Liu felt a little better.

  Everyone was just an ordinary person, no different from him.

  Meanwhile, Qian Yi followed happily behind Xue Honglian, her eyes sparkling as she looked at him.

  “Xue Honglian, you’re amazing! You went into the Black Witch Cave and came out completely unharmed! How did you do it? You didn’t run into any blood bats, did you? No poisonous scorpions? Did you see a long centipede? Or encounter any Xijiang snakes?”

  Before waiting for Xue Honglian to answer, she immediately replied to herself, “Judging by your expression, you didn’t encounter any of them. That’s incredible! You really had amazing luck, but luck is also a form of strength. You truly are talented. Now no one in the village will doubt my judgment, and the elders will approve as well. Thinking about it, I really admire my own eye for talent—I chose you at a glance. You really are my lucky star.”

  “Have you been to the Black Witch Cave before?” the man asked suddenly.

  “Ah?”

  “Otherwise, how would you know that there are blood bats, scorpions, centipedes, and Xijiang snakes in the Black Witch Cave?”

  The girl froze at the question, then cleared her throat and looked around furtively. Once she was sure no one else was nearby, she leaned close to Xue Honglian and lowered her voice. “Since we’re partners, I’ll tell you a secret, but don’t tell anyone. I put all the poisonous creatures in the Black Witch Cave there.”

  After saying it, she even nodded confidently.

  “…” Xue Honglian was rendered speechless for the first time in his life.

  He had no idea how to judge the girl in front of him.

  She was charming and seemingly carefree. She had appeared to be all flash with no substance, but now she was claiming that the life-threatening creatures in the Black Witch Cave were her doing.

  Her doing? Did that mean she could somehow control poisonous creatures?

Seeing the man fall silent, seemingly a little intimidated, Qian Yi straightened up and said quietly, “I’ve already warned you not to make me angry. When I really get angry, the consequences are serious, but you still didn’t believe me. Remember this from now on. Never make me angry, or my little friends will have to eat the little bit of meat on you.”

  She spread her claws and put on a fierce expression, trying to look menacing. But she looked more like a cat pretending to be ferocious, completely lacking any real intimidation.

  Xue Honglian gave her a faint glance but didn’t stop walking, leaving her behind in an instant.

  Qian Yi gritted her teeth. So what if his legs are long? Just because your legs are long, you can bully people?

As the distance between them grew, opening up her view, Qian Yi finally noticed the enormous bundle the man was carrying.

  The bundle was bulging, as if it contained something he had brought out of the Black Witch Forest.

  “Xue Honglian, what are you carrying?”

  “Your little friends, the Xijiang snakes.”

  THUD! A heavy sound came from behind, as if someone had tripped, but no pained cry followed.

  Xue Honglian’s lips curled slightly. She must’ve been scared stupid.

  Yet she had wanted her ‘little friends’ to eat him? He was practically the ancestor of all poisonous creatures.

  Qian Yi lay flat on the ground for a long time, unable to get up, her mouth wide enough to fit a whole egg.

  Her eyes were glued to the bundle swinging in the man’s hand.

  Xijiang snakes… Xijiang snakes?!

He went into the Black Witch Cave and wiped out her little friends’ entire family line?

  Heartless monster!

  “Xue Honglian, stop right there! …We can talk this out! Can you put the hostages down first? Killing is a sin. The Buddha will punish you!”

  While she screamed behind him, the man walked away unhurriedly, his back relaxed and carefree. He treated her words like nothing but hot air.

  Qian Yi was on the verge of tears. Back then, just to obtain Xijiang snake galls for incubation, she had squatted on top of the Saintess Mountain for three days and nights, almost dying in the process.

  Those things were rare. How could he waste them like this?

  Poisonous snakes that were intimidating, useful for one-on-one fights, and wouldn’t kill people easily… there were really not many of them!

No—she absolutely could not let Xue Honglian off!

  “Xue Honglian! Big Brother Xue! Great Hero Xue—”

  “Have some mercy, will you? Let’s release them back to the wild, okay?”

  “They’re almost extinct! If you really won’t release them, at least leave me two for breeding or maybe a whole clutch of eggs, will you?”

  The man’s steps remained slow and unhurried, treating the person behind him as if she were invisible.

  But from an angle the girl couldn’t see, the corner of his mouth was still lifted. He didn’t even realize it—he was smiling.

  “Xue Honglian, don’t push me to get angry!” After getting no response for a long moment, Qian Yi truly lost her temper.

  She surged forward, using both hands and feet to grab the man’s arm, glaring at him. “Husband!”

  PLOP! Xue Honglian’s hand shook, and the bundle fell to the ground.

  Qian Yi’s eyes lit up. While the man was still caught off guard, she scooped up the bundle and ran. Her short legs pumped furiously, and in an instant, she disappeared from his sight.

TL Note: Nyahaha 😂😂😂 I’m loving Qian Yi.